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Many draw traditional designs like rangoli - made using colourful powders - outside their doors to welcome luck and positivity.

"She looked inside a bag of powdered color," a vendor laughed, pointing to a row of fluorescent sand, which is used for rangoli art.

Rangoli — ornamental chalk drawings — adorned the clean-swept floors.

Diwali is also celebrated by making creative displays known as Rangoli using petals and sand.

The Rangoli Display led by artists from the Seattle Maharashtra Mandal community demonstrates the distinct art form by creating colorful patterns using flower petals and sand.